Central Festival food court

[Centigrade32]

1 hour ago, JackGats said:

I can't stand the smell of the Terminal 21 food court. I remember buying a chicken green curry there. It was cheap all right. No meat in it to speak of, only grisle, bone and skin, beerk!

 

Bad mood today? There is more than one vendor selling Green Chicken Curry and I cannot say that I've ever suffered an issue such as yours.

Where do you detect this smell? On entry? Somewhere in the middle of all of the food vendors or in the seating area?

 

[CHdiver]

Many moons ago, best Food court was in Royal Garden. Top floor with a terrace overlooking Pattaya Bay. I went one time to Central Festival Food Court shortly after they opend. At the pizza station I did see a cockroach crawling over the pizza. Turned around and have never set a foot into the food court there. I am not a big fan of eating in a underground place anyway. 

[JackGats]

25 minutes ago, Centigrade32 said:

 

Bad mood today? There is more than one vendor selling Green Chicken Curry and I cannot say that I've ever suffered an issue such as yours.

Where do you detect this smell? On entry? Somewhere in the middle of all of the food vendors or in the seating area?

 

Just the overall smell of the place. A dishwater smell.

[steven100]

one has to eat reasonable decent proper cooked food,   not Thai slop but proper Thai or Western food.

the problem with Thai food is there's only a handful of dishes that are edible. 

 

I'd much prefer a fresh ham & salad sandwich to Thai food or a decent chicken burger and chips. 

[Centigrade32]

15 minutes ago, steven100 said:

one has to eat reasonable decent proper cooked food,   not Thai slop but proper Thai or Western food.

the problem with Thai food is there's only a handful of dishes that are edible. 

 

I'd much prefer a fresh ham & salad sandwich to Thai food or a decent chicken burger and chips. 

 

The bread is necessary to soak up the copious amount of beer you imbibe. 

Lots of different good local meals out there. The quality depends on who is preparing them. If you were able to cook you would need to eat other people's slop. But you likely cannot cook. Sandwiches and burger and chips says it all. That's decent food to you.

[jacko45k]

On 1/12/2025 at 10:51 AM, hotandsticky said:

 

 

That wasn't the answer I was looking for 😀

 

Not trying to harangue you, I was just looking for a valid reason for your disdain. 

 

Inadequate budget would be an acceptable reason.......

You expect people to only give the answers you want to hear, that is odd.

Could put it  another way than the budget, and say it is overpriced maybe?

[steven100]

10 hours ago, Centigrade32 said:

 

The bread is necessary to soak up the copious amount of beer you imbibe. 

Lots of different good local meals out there. The quality depends on who is preparing them. If you were able to cook you would need to eat other people's slop. But you likely cannot cook. Sandwiches and burger and chips says it all. That's decent food to you.

nothing wrong with a chicken burger my friend .....  better than cold market slop.

and .... you are wrong again,  I do cook sometimes....  when I'm sober 

[Centigrade32]

18 minutes ago, steven100 said:

nothing wrong with a chicken burger my friend .....  better than cold market slop.

and .... you are wrong again,  I do cook sometimes....  when I'm sober 

 

Is that the decent food to which you were referring? 

Let's leave that aside for the moment.

Which are the edible Thai dishes in your view?

[Celsius]

4 minutes ago, Centigrade32 said:

 

Is that the decent food to which you were referring? 

Let's leave that aside for the moment.

Which are the edible Thai dishes in your view?

 

I would avoid chicken and shrimp on that plate. The rest looks ok.

[steven100]

3 minutes ago, Centigrade32 said:

 

Is that the decent food to which you were referring? 

Let's leave that aside for the moment.

Which are the edible Thai dishes in your view?

I think thai green curry is ok in a restaurant, Tom kha Gai is ok,  chicken with cashew is quite tasty, Paneng moo is good,  even just shrimp fried rice if it's cooked properly,  Pad Thai can be ok if done right. 

 

anyway, that's enough of that because I know you know everything so lets just agree and leave it at that. 

[Centigrade32]

2 minutes ago, steven100 said:

I think thai green curry is ok in a restaurant, Tom kha Gai is ok,  chicken with cashew is quite tasty, Paneng moo is good,  even just shrimp fried rice if it's cooked properly,  Pad Thai can be ok if done right. 

 

anyway, that's enough of that because I know you know everything so lets just agree and leave it at that. 

 

Not at all. Just interested in what you thought of as slop. Seems that you like Southern Thai food. That's already six dishes and I'm sure that you can come up with more. So your earlier description is somewhat unfair, don't you think?

[Centigrade32]

8 minutes ago, Celsius said:

 

I would avoid chicken and shrimp on that plate. The rest looks ok.

 

You aren't picky then 😊

There's not even gravy with the pie, so just mushy peas and mashed potato. Dry and unappetising. 

There's a distinct lack of seasoning in the chicken meal....and is he on some kind of meat rationing? What's with the baby drumstick? 

I'm guess that's perhaps a Tom Kha Gung at the top...

[steven100]

13 hours ago, Centigrade32 said:

 

Not at all. Just interested in what you thought of as slop. Seems that you like Southern Thai food. That's already six dishes and I'm sure that you can come up with more. So your earlier description is somewhat unfair, don't you think?

Maybe 5% of market food looks slightly edible,   if it's hot and made fresh. 

I don't care what you think   .....  It's no longer open for any discussion.

  you can eat the market slop or anything you like ..

I'll enjoy my chicken burger.  

 

thanks. 

[Centigrade32]

On 1/13/2025 at 4:55 PM, steven100 said:

the problem with Thai food is there's only a handful of dishes that are edible. 

 

is a bit different from

 

6 hours ago, steven100 said:

Maybe 5% of market food looks slightly edible,   if it's hot and made fresh. 

 

 

The thread is with concern to food courts, not markets.

 

Everyone has their own opinion about what is edible or perhaps even appetising. I wouldn't order what was on your plate in a restaurant. On the other hand I'm not being forced to eat it either. Similarly with food at markets. No need for you to eat it and no need for you to be so ungracious.

[Njoku]

On 1/12/2025 at 10:52 AM, redwood1 said:

 

Their whole boiling food in water restaurant concept just does now work for western tastes with any farang I know......I have given it a honest try a few times and always left unhappy.....

 

The grilling food at your table at a buffet is way better...

Told the TGF im not cooking my dinner well she and paying for it, nor am I eating boiled or low quality meat so them two big stores are out...

[josephbloggs]

On 1/14/2025 at 4:02 PM, steven100 said:

nothing wrong with a chicken burger my friend .....  better than cold market slop.

and .... you are wrong again,  I do cook sometimes....  when I'm sober 

Obviously weren't sober when you cooked any of those "dishes". 

[pomchop]

On 1/11/2025 at 11:51 AM, PoorSucker said:

Terminal21 has best food court

IF you can find a seat and don't mind standing in long lines during peak times.

[pomchop]

On 1/11/2025 at 11:51 AM, PoorSucker said:

Terminal21 has best food court

IF you can find a seat and don't mind standing in long lines during peak times.

[balo]

Festival food court is way overpriced, a few years ago you could get a lot of food for 100 baht, now you need to pay  double. 

Terminal 21 still cheap.   But very crowded during high season. 
 

 

 

[NoshowJones]

On 1/12/2025 at 11:40 AM, Celsius said:

I didn't mind Pattaya in the past.... I mean pre COVID. I generally don't mind tourists as I am one myself. But now it's just too much. Over the top. 

 

Traffic on the other hand wasn't as bad as I was expecting. We drove from Bangkok and it was worst going through Chonburi (as expected).

Why did you drive through Chonburi? Could you not just have kept to the motorway?